By P.J. D'Annunzio

A Philadelphia jury on Thursday began deliberations in a lawsuit accusing two doctors of enabling a 26-year-old man with chronic back pain to become hooked on opioid painkillers and fatally overdose.

By P.J. D'Annunzio

Counsel for the family of a man who died of an opioid overdose at age 26 told a Philadelphia jury that his doctors were responsible for pushing treatment plans that allowed him to develop an opioid addiction, leading to his untimely death, pointing to both physicians being paid speakers for the pharmaceutical companies whose medications they prescribed.

By Hope Patti

An insurer asked an Illinois federal court to reject a drug wholesaler's bid for sanctions in a dispute over coverage for underlying opioid litigation, saying the accusations that it intentionally destroyed pertinent evidence are, "at best, based on half-truths and misstatements of fact."

By Hope Patti

A drug wholesaler seeking coverage for underlying opioid litigation urged an Illinois federal court to sanction its insurer for destroying key emails and underwriting records, saying the carrier failed to update a litigation hold or suspend its automatic deletion policies and then attempted to hide the issue during discovery.

By P.J. D'Annunzio

The city of Philadelphia on Wednesday defended its lawsuit against CVS Health Corp. and other pharmacy benefit managers over allegedly fueling the opioid crisis, urging a Pennsylvania federal judge to reject the PBMs' arguments that they should be let out of the litigation for lack of a valid legal claim.